The pole problem: A hidden challenge for BEAD deployment

Episode notes

Michael Santorelli of the New York Law School said the BEAD program will involvle as many as four million utility poles across the country, and complex regulations and rules around their use could slow dow broadband deployment. Santorelli joins the podcast to discuss the his organization's recent report that evaluates the problem with utility poles when it comes to BEAD deployment. New episodes of StateScoop’s Priorities Podcast are posted each Wednesday. For more of the latest news and trends across the state and local government technology community,

• For digital government, trust is essential, says Estonia official81 / 100
• Funding AI-powered building-code permitting
• A Home for Every Child Initiative eight months in: PIPs and predictive algorithms
• The AIDE initiative: How AI can help emergency managers better prepare for disasters
• Chief AI officer role is ‘part strategy, part operator, part change leader’